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Period: Mid-20th Century
20th Century Oil on Board Italian Signed Carlo Musso Landscape Painting, 1950
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Oil painting on board depicting impressionist landscape signed at the bottom left Carlo Musso (1907-1968), without authentic. Framework fo...
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Italian Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Wood
Paul JOUVE (1878-1973), "The Camel Riders"
By Paul Jouve
Located in Paris, FR
Paul Jouve was a French illustrator and sculptor, passionate about animals from a young age, which he discovered at the Natural History Museum and in Parisian zoos. He is the most fa...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Moses Sawyer Sanguine Nude Study
Located in Sharon, CT
A sanguine figure study by Moses Sawyer (Amer. 1899-1974). Unframed. Previously matted area 19x 103/8". Paper size
19 1/2" x 11 3/8".
Category
American Expressionist Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Pencil Drawing of a Collie Dog on Paper and Framed in Wood Frame Signed - 1940
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
A framed drawing of a dog on paper. This piece depicts the bust of a Collie in brown pencil. The piece is on brown or yellow paper and framed in the original wood frame with glass. T...
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American Folk Art Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Art Deco, Tiger, Early 20th Century, Charcoal and Gouache on Paper, Drawing
Located in Dresden, DE
P. E. Millet
(France, early 20th century)
TIGER
Executed 1937
Charcoal and gouache on paper, 64 x 93 cm
Signed and dated lower left: P. E. MILLET 37
Athletically well-trained, mus...
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European Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Bernard Boutet de Monvel, Framed Drawing Made Crossing Sarhara, France, c. 1922
Located in New York, NY
One of a series of drawings Bernard Boutet de Monvel made circa 1922 while participating in the Croisière Citroën, an expedition comprising scientists and artists who traversed the S...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"at the Swimming POOL, " Ghostly Male Nudes, Art Deco Drawing, Late 1940s
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Lovely and atmospheric, this drawing of a series of male nude figures at the swimming pool -- one diving, one readying to dive, others at the mirr...
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German Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Crayon
Paul Wightman Williams, Petite Midcentury Abstracted Mixed Media on Paper, 1944
Located in Norwalk, CT
Paul Wightman Williams, American (20th century).
Gouache, ink, and pastel or charcoal on paper. Signed "WW" and dated "44". Unframed.
This diminutive figural painting features an i...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Warren McArthur Corp. Aircraft Co-Pilot Proposal Drawing, 1946
Located in Camden, ME
Interesting vintage proposal drawing in 1/2 scale of an aircraft co-pilot seat. Dated 1/12/46 from the Warren McArthur Corporation.
Drawing measures 26 x 4...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
View of Central Park Watercolor by John Vander Bilt C1935
Located in Port Jervis, NY
Nice original watercolor of a footbridge over a pond in Central Park NYC. Skyscrapers of the day in the background. In excellent vintage condition with minimal wear, needs a new mat....
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American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Glass, Hardwood
Bernard Boutet de Monvel, Framed Drawing Made Crossing Sarhara, France, c. 1922
Located in New York, NY
One of a series of drawings Bernard Boutet de Monvel made circa 1922 while participating in the Croisière Citroën, an expedition comprising scientists and artists who traversed the S...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"The Idealized City, " Depiction of Classicized, Homophile Paradise by Goor
By Gaston Goor
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This idealized view of a Greek city of cliffside temples and columned walls climbing a craggy mountain is also the depiction of a homophile Shangri-La, where lithe nude male figures ...
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French Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing for General Electric/Jeep, possibly by Rockwell Kent
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This original drawing was created for an advertisement by General Electric for its portable power generators, here shown powering a saw wielded by two lumberjacks. Attributed to Roc...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Surrealist Drawing
Located in Pasadena, CA
Since its birth in the early 20th century, surrealism has seduced and disconcerted. Emanating from a desire to transgress the boundaries of reason and explore the depths of the uncon...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Sir Jacob Epstein 'Reclining Nude' Pencil Drawing
Located in Sharon, CT
Important Sir Jacob Epstein drawing. Signed pencil on paper life drawing of the Indian Woman 'Sunita'. Drawing itself 14 3/4" x 21 1/2", framed and glazed 25 1/4" 32".
Provenance: Al Ross...
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English Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Abstract Artwork by Miriam Kubach
Located in Atlanta, GA
Abstract charcoal drawing by Miriam Kubach, American, circa 1960s. Similar to works by Louise Bourgeois from the same era. It is executed on paper and has been professionally framed ...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
"Leda and the Swan", Two Art Deco Studies by William Hunt Diederich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Famous for his attenuated, highly stylized horses, hounds and other animals, often executed in iron or ceramic, William Hunt Diederich was one o...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
1960s Vintage Chinese Artistry Fisherman in Boat Yang Chun Floods Wall Art
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Vintage Chinese Asian Artistry Fisherman in Boat Framed Wall Art Yang Chun Floods
No information available
Preowned vintage unrestored condition
24 h...
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Chinese Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Metal
MCM Brilliant Abstract Bold Mixed Media Art Modern Vintage Signed
Located in Chula Vista, CA
MCM Brilliant Abstract Bold Mixed Media Modern Vintage Art Signed
24 x 35.75 Art 16 x 28
Preowned unrestored vintage condition
See images provided.
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Marc Chagall David Montant La Colline des Oliviers (pl. 71) Signed Etching
By Marc Chagall
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A spiritual modern etching with hand coloring on Arches wove paper titled “David Montant La Colline des Oliviers (David Ascending The Mount of Olives)” (pl. 71 from The Bible Series)...
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Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
George Price Legendary New Yorker Cartoonist "Quack" Original Drawing
Located in Sharon, CT
Depicting a duck hunter in a boat dressed as a decoy, the caption reading "Quack". Drawn with pencil on illustration board and tracing paper (overlay) in p...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Unknown Artist, Pencil and Watercolor on Cardboard, Portrait of Young Woman
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Unknown artist, pencil and watercolor on cardboard.
Portrait of a young woman with a pencil.
Signed Lam, Paris 1951.
In excellent condition.
Measures : 27.5 cm. x 35.5 cm.
Total...
Category
French Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Other
"Arcadian Scene with Lute, Lyre & Guitar, " Detailed Art Deco Drawing by Ulreich
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Drawn by one of the great muralists for Radio City Music Hall -- Eduard Buk Ulreich -- this beautifully detailed Art Deco scene shows a caped nude figure ...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Rare Pen Drawing by Giovanni Gariboldi for Paolo Buffa, Italy, 1940s
Located in Milan, IT
Rare pen drawing by Giovanni Gariboldi for Paolo Buffa.
Category
Italian Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Strong Man Pen and Ink Drawing by Walter Stawuszewski
Located in Pomona, CA
Pen and ink drawing by artist Walter Stawuszewski (20th Century)
The drawing depicts a muscular man kneeling. Many of Walter Stawuszewski's art pi...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Francisco Zúñiga Charcoal and Pastel Drawing on Paper, 1964
Located in Miami, FL
Francisco Zúñiga Charcoal and Pastel Drawing on Paper, 1964
Offered for sale is an original charcoal drawing with pastels by the well listed Costa Rican/Mexican artist Francisco Zúñ...
Category
Mexican Folk Art Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Angelo Testa Abstract Marigold and Black Hard-Edge Color Field Painting, 1962
By Angelo Testa
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A watercolor on board by Angelo Testa. Signed and dated (1962)
Measures: 29½ H × 19½ W in.
Angelo Testa was one of the foremost American textile designers of the mid-20th century. In 1945, he became the first graduate of the Institute of Design (formerly the New Bauhaus) in Chicago, where he studied under artist László Moholy-Nagy, architect George Fred Keck, and weaver Marli Ehrman...
Category
American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paint
Framed Gio Ponti Drawing
Located in New York, NY
Framed Gio Ponti drawing Accompanied by Gio Ponti Archive certificate attached to verso.
Category
Italian Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Other
Loren Maciver 1940s Drawing Still Life of Berries
Located in Sharon, CT
Loren Maciver (American 1909-1998) drawing of berries conte crayon on pastel paper. APF Matted and framed 13 5/8" x 12 1/2", sight size 8 3/4" x 7 3/4".
Category
American Expressionist Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Drawing of a Sleeping Nude Man by Evelyne Luez, 20th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Drawing of a sleeping nude man by Evelyne Luez, 20th century.
Watercolour drawing of a sleeping nude man from the 20th century by Evelyne Luez.
H: 51cm, W: 50cm, D: 0.2cm
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Felicia Pacanowska Pastel on Paper
Located in Houston, TX
Felicia Pacanowska Pastel on Paper in archival frame
Polish Artist (1907-2002)
Category
French Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper, Crayon
"Nude Shepherdess, " Art Deco Drawing in Style of Rockwell Kent, Sculpted Frame
By Phil Rhynders
Located in Philadelphia, PA
This dramatic scene depicts two figures: a half-nude woman with staff and wide-brimmed hat -- a modern, adult version of a shepherdess -- along with a reclining male figure. Both fig...
Category
American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Mid century vintage Academy style female nude study in charcoal
Located in Allentown, PA
This is a mid century vintage female nude study in charcoal. This Academy style charcoal drawing is in a mid century pickled frame with cream and black mat boards. The charcoal drawi...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
1962 Gordon Wagner Ink Sketch Watercolor Abstract Mexican Assemblage 6/3/62
By Gordon Wagner
Located in Chula Vista, CA
ART
1962 Gordon Wagner Ink Sketch Drawing Mexican Assemblage 6/3/62
Watercolor Ink Drawing
Signed art
18 x 24
Preowned original vintage unrestored c...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Gerda Åkesson, Swedish artist. Oil pastel on paper. Ballerina. Ca 1960
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Gerda Åkesson (1909-1992), Swedish artist.
Oil pastel on paper.
Ballerina. Modernist style.
Approximately from the 1960s.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
V...
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Swedish Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Robert Freiman Watercolor and Ink on Paper, 1957
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
A Classic midcentury watercolor and ink on paper by Robert Freiman, signed and dated 1957.
Robert J Freiman (b. 1917 - d. 1991), deaf from birth, was born in New York City and attended the Lexington School for the Deaf. He studied art at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League, the Parsons School of Design, and, in Paris, at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Freiman’s spectrum of styles evolved considerably over the course of his long career, ranging from early portraiture and realistic landscape to mixed-media works using watercolor, acrylic, and pen. He was a regular exhibitor at the Sidewalk Art...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Mid 20th Century Beautiful Brown Face Watercolor Ink on Paper Signed, 1967
Located in Chula Vista, CA
Brown Face watercolor ink on paper
Signed art, unable to read.
67
Measures: 10.5 x 17
Preowned unrestored vintage condition.
See images provided.
Category
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
1970 Italy Ugo Cara' Drawing on Paper Entitled The Car
Located in Brescia, IT
Ugo Carà was an Italian artist who presented his arworks for the first time at the Biennale in Venice in 1934.
His preferred artworks were drawings and sculp...
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Italian Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Line Drawing by Ellen Rixford
Located in Pomona, CA
Simple and charming line drawing done by artist Ellen Roxford.
NYC, 1965.
Signed on the back.
Securely and beautifully framed.
Category
Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Anne Marie Persov White Babushka Signed Modern Figurative Aquatint Etching 1961
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
A modern aquatint etching on paper titled "White Babushka" by California Anne Marie Persov. Artist proof, published in 1961. Signed and titled in pencil via bottom margin. A dramatic...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Abstract Expressionist Ink Drawing on Paper by Salvatore Grippi 1953
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This ink figurative abstract Expressionist piece on paper is signed by its creator, noted New York School artist Salvatore Grippi. Though undated, the piece is similar in form and st...
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American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
20th Century French Limited Edition Lithographs of Versailles by André Hambourg
By André Hambourg
Located in Sofia, BG
Four original lithographs of Versailles signed and numbered by the French artist André Hambourg. All of them are framed and the edition is written at the back, all four are from a 30...
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French Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Modernist Don Shoemaker "El Cargador" Signed Color Etching Limited Edition of 22
Located in San Diego, CA
Very hard to come by color etching by famous Mexican furniture designer Don Shoemaker, dating from 1951. Hand signed, numbered and titled on...
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Mid-20th Century Drawings
Francisco Hernandez Drawing "Casa Bernalda Alba De Garcia Lorca"
By Francisco Hernandez
Located in Sharon, CT
Pencil drawing, paper size 20" x 25 1/2", image size 16 3/4" x 21 3/4". Signed and dated lower left, annotated lower right. Unframed .Francisco Hernandez, (Spanish 1932).
Category
Spanish Expressionist Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
"Mother Goose Nursery Rhymes, " Superb Art Deco Ink & Watercolor
By Maurice Greenberg
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Superbly executed in watercolor and ink, this charming and lovely depiction of Mother Goose nursery rhyme characters -- including Humpty Dumpty, The Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe, The Three Little Pigs and Old King Cole -- was created by Maurice Greenberg...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Paper
"Multiple Male Nudes, " drawing by Ben Messick
By Ben Messick
Located in Philadelphia, PA
The cluster of knotty male nudes depicted in this high-energy drawing by Ben Messick illustrates his mastery of mural painting and animation. He worked as a sketch artist at the Disn...
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American Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Pencil, Paper
Bertil Wahlberg, listed Swedish artist. Pastel on paper. Figurative composition
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Bertil Wahlberg (1923-1980), listed Swedish artist. Pastel on paper.
Figurative composition in a cubist style.
1960s.
Signed.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: 31.9 cm x 22.9 cm.
Tot...
Category
Swedish Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Other
"Purification, " Art Deco Portrayal of Chemist for Water Treatment Plant
By Robert McGill Mackall
Located in Philadelphia, PA
"Purification" is a rare artist's working print, which served as the basis for a mural or bas-relief sculpture for a building in the 1930s, probably a water treatment building in the...
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American Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Gisbert Palmie Drawing, 1958
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
An interesting figurative colored chalks, charcoal drawing by Gisbert Palmie. A noted "anti-modernist" whose works were collected by leading Nazis inclu...
Category
American Modern Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Crayon
Emilio Terry 1930s "Louis XVII Style" Bed
By Emilio Terry
Located in New York, NY
Emilio Terry -- architect, interior, and furniture designer -- was the inventor and sole-practitioner of what was drolly referred to as his “Louis XVII style...
Category
French Neoclassical Revival Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
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Paper
Vintage Framed Sketch Snake from the Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve 1930
By Paul Jouve
Located in Miami, FL
Vintage black wood framed sketch of a rolled up snake, from the Book Peinture et Dessins de Paul Jouve.
Dated circa 1930. Not an original Paul Jouve dra...
Category
French Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Set of Four Vintage Drawings Depicting a Macabre Legal Battle, 20th Century
By Honoré Daumier
Located in Bristol, GB
Vintage Original Pencil and Charcoal Studies
The two courtroom scenes are after original drawings by celebrated French artist Honoré Daumier. The two...
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French Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
French 1940s Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.
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French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper
Ten Hand-Colored Color Stipple Engravings from Traite Des Arbres Fruitiers
Located in Manhasset, NY
Ten hand-colored color stipple engravings from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers, with margins, each in a fine silver gilt custom frame. After Poiteau and Turpin Studies of Fruit. If your ...
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Renaissance Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Pair of Rare Signed Art Deco Lithographs by Boris Lovet-Lorski
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Pair of rare signed Art Deco lithographs by Boris Lovet-Lorski. Lacquered wood frames.
Boris Lovet-Lorski (1894-1973), sculptor, lithographer, a...
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Lithuanian Art Deco Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Glass, Paper, Wood
French 1940s Gouache on Paper
Located in Los Angeles, CA
French 1940s gouache on paper. Custom framed with sandblasted oak frame with acid free paper and UV glass.
Category
French Vintage Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Paper, Gouache, Pencil
Stunning Modernist Architectural Rendering, Drawing by G.F.Hahn
Located in Buffalo, NY
Original MCM Pen and ink architectural study for a Palm Springs Residence (unbuilt). Framed and signed; J.H.Hahn, Reminiscent of the famed Dinah Shore hous...
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American Mid-Century Modern Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Lead
Evy Låås, well listed Swedish artist. Pastel on paper. Living room interior
Located in Copenhagen, DK
Evy Låås (1923-1999), well listed Swedish artist.
Pastel on paper.
Living room interior. Colorful palette.
Mid-20th century.
Signed in pencil.
In perfect condition.
Dimensions: 63.5...
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Swedish Mid-20th Century Drawings
Materials
Other
